泣かなくて

without crying; not cry

→ 泣く

泣か to cry, to weep + なくて Negative te-form

verb · informal Rare #43,248

without crying; not cry Often used with いい to mean “don’t have to cry.”

JA: 泣かなくていいよ。

EN: You don’t have to cry.

Conjugation of 泣く

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Indicative present

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Indicative past

You don't have to cry.

— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)

You don’t have to cry so much.

You don't have to cry, Mr. Hosoda.

— One Cut of the Dead (2017)

It’s okay, you don’t have to cry.